"Omni-Paddle": Amphibious spherical rotary paddle mechanism

Kenjiro Tadakuma, Riichiro Tadakuma, Ming Aigo, Makoto Shimojo, Mitsuru Higashimori, Makoto Kaneko

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Abstract

This paper describes a combination mechanism of a wheeground a paddle to realize an effective movement on the border of ground and water. For the conventional mobile mechanisms on water or on ground the combination of the mechanism to the body of the robot separately, and each one can be the interruption to the other in each field. In this research, we propose a hybrid mechanism of a wheeground a paddle as drive mechanism itself to realize an effective movement on the border such as a coast with debris after a disaster like a seismic sea wave or a tanker grounding accident. A prototype robot has been built and basic experiments on its motion have been conducted.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2011
Pages5056-5062
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2011 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 2011 May 92011 May 13

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period11/5/911/5/13

Keywords

  • Mechanism
  • Omni-Paddle
  • Omnidirectional Mobility
  • Rotary Paddle Wheel

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